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Edward D. Brown

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Edward Dudley Brown (1850 – May 11, 1906) was an American who, although born as a slave, rose to become a Belmont Stakes-winning jockey, a Kentucky Derby-winning horse trainer, and an owner of several of the top racehorses during the last decade of the 19th century, earning him induction into the United States Racing Hall of Fame. [1]

31 relations: American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse, American Civil War, Baden-Baden (horse), Belmont Stakes, Ben Brush, Dwyer Brothers Stable, Filly, Flat racing, Groom (profession), Hindoo (horse), Horse breeding, Horse racing, Horse trainer, Jockey, John E. Madden, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks, Kingfisher (horse), Lexington, Kentucky, Louisville, Kentucky, Midway, Kentucky, National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Plaudit, Robert A. Alexander, Slavery in the United States, Spendthrift (horse), Steeplechase (horse racing), Thoroughbred, Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States), United States, Woodburn Stud.

American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse

The American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse is an American Thoroughbred horse racing honor awarded annually in Thoroughbred flat racing.

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.

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Baden-Baden (horse)

Baden-Baden (foaled 1874 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1877 Kentucky Derby.

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Belmont Stakes

The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes Thoroughbred horse race held every June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

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Ben Brush

Ben Brush (1893–1918) was a high-class Thoroughbred racehorse and sire who won the 1896 Kentucky Derby.

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Dwyer Brothers Stable

Dwyer Brothers Stable was an American thoroughbred horse racing operation owned by Brooklyn businessmen Phil and Mike Dwyer.

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Filly

A filly is a female horse that is too young to be called a mare.

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Flat racing

Flat racing is a form of horse racing which is run on a level racecourse.

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Groom (profession)

A groom or stable boy is a person who is responsible for some or all aspects of the management of horses and/or the care of the stables themselves.

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Hindoo (horse)

Hindoo (1878–1901) was an outstanding American Thoroughbred race horse who won 30 of his 35 starts, including the Kentucky Derby, the Travers Stakes, and the Clark Handicap.

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Horse breeding

Horse breeding is reproduction in horses, and particularly the human-directed process of selective breeding of animals, particularly purebred horses of a given breed.

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Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition.

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Horse trainer

A horse trainer is a person who tends to horses and teaches them different disciplines.

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Jockey

A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession.

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John E. Madden

John Edward Madden (1856–1929) was a prominent American Thoroughbred and Standardbred owner, breeder and trainer in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.

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Kentucky Derby

The Kentucky Derby, is a horse race that is held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival.

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Kentucky Oaks

The Kentucky Oaks is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies staged annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States.

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Kingfisher (horse)

Kingfisher (1867–1890) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1870 Belmont Stakes. Kingfisher was bred by Robert A. AlexanderBruce American Stud Book p. 83 at his Woodburn Stud in Woodford County, Kentucky, Kingfisher was out of the imported mare Eltham Lass, a daughter of Kingston. Kingfisher's sire was Lexington. He was a bay stallion.New York Racing Association " " The Belmont Stakes In 1868 Kingfisher was auctioned at the 1868 Woodburn Stud yearling sale. He was purchased for $490 by Woodburn's former manager, Daniel Swigert who entrusted his race conditioning to trainer Rollie Colston. In 1870, the three-year-old Kingfisher won the Belmont Stakes at New York's Jerome Park Racetrack, in which he was ridden by Edward D. Brown.New York Racing Association " " The Belmont Stakes Besides the Belmont, Kingfisher won the 1870 Travers Stakes, Champion Stakes, and Annual Stakes.Hogan Index to Stakes Winners p. 195 Daniel Swigert sold the horse to August Belmont,Hewitt Great Breeders p. 21 for $15,000. Kingfisher raced for August Belmont in 1871 but was injured in the Saratoga Cup and did not return to racing until the following year when he met with little success. Kingfisher started a total of 13 races, winning 7 of them, with total race earnings of $26,750.Hewitt Great Breeders p. 18 Retired to stud duty, he sired 7 stakes winners: Belinda out of Bellona, Lady Rosebery out of Lady Blessington, Duchess also out of Lady Blessington, King Crab out of Carita, King Cadmus also out of Carita, Oriole out of My Maryland, and Prince Royal out of imported Princess.Hogan Index to Stakes Winners p. 608 Belinda, an 1885 chesnut mare, won the 1887 Colleen Stakes.Hogan Index to Stakes Winners p. 117 Lady Rosebery, an 1878 chestnut mare, won the 1880 Champagne Stakes. Duchess, an 1881 bay mare, won the 1883 Sapling Stakes, the 1884 Ladies' Handicap, Monmouth Oaks, and Mermaid Stakes.Hogan Index to Stakes Winners p. 285 King Crab, an 1885 bay stallion, won the 1888 Oceanview Handicap. King Cadmus, an 1889 bay stallion, won the 1891 Sapphire Stakes.Hogan Index to Stakes Winners p. 147 Oriole, an 1874 chestnut mare, won the 1878 Maturity Stakes.Hogan Index to Stakes Winners p. 360 Prince Royal, an 1885 chestnut staillion, won the 1888 Jerome Handicap, Stevens Stakes and Stockton Stakes.Hogan Index to Stakes Winners p. 402 He was the maternal grandsire of the following.

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Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington, consolidated with Fayette County and often denoted as Lexington-Fayette, is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 60th-largest city in the United States.

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Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 29th most-populous city in the United States.

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Midway, Kentucky

Midway is a home rule-class city in Woodford County, Kentucky, in the United States.

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National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American Thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers.

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Plaudit

Plaudit (1895–1919) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Robert A. Alexander

Robert Aitcheson Alexander (1819 – December 1, 1867) was an American breeder of Thoroughbred and Standardbred horses.

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Slavery in the United States

Slavery in the United States was the legal institution of human chattel enslavement, primarily of Africans and African Americans, that existed in the United States of America in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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Spendthrift (horse)

Spendthrift (foaled 1876 in Kentucky – 21 October 1900) was a successful American Thoroughbred racehorse and an outstanding sire.

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Steeplechase (horse racing)

A steeplechase is a distance horse race in which competitors are required to jump diverse fence and ditch obstacles.

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Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing.

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Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)

In the United States, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, commonly known as the Triple Crown, is a title awarded to a three-year-old Thoroughbred horse who wins the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Woodburn Stud

Woodburn Stud was an American horse breeding farm located in Woodford County, Kentucky about ten miles (16 km) from the city of Lexington.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_D._Brown

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